Poaceae
Agrostis

Agrostis pleiophylla Mez

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 301 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Darjiling to Assam (Khasia Hills). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Paszko, B. & Soreng, R.J. (2013). Species delimination and name application in Deyeuxia abnormis, Agrostis zenkeri, A. pleiophylla and related taxa (Poaceae: Agrostidinae). Phytotaxa 111: 1-26.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Agrostis micrantha.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Paszko, B. & Soreng, R.J. (2013). Species delimination and name application in Deyeuxia abnormis, Agrostis zenkeri, A. pleiophylla and related taxa (Poaceae: Agrostidinae). Phytotaxa 111: 1-26.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0